Mu Mingtang silently looked at the jade hairpin. It was a high-quality jade, but in Hsieh Hyun-chen's hands, it broke like a toy. He didn't even use any strength, he only used the strength of his fingers.
Mu Mingtang thought that it was fortunate that she had already gotten her hands on the nuts. Now it was Xie Xuanji's money that was being wasted. Mu Mingtang re-evaluated the strength of the two people and tried to struggle to save herself, "Your Highness, it has nothing to do with me. I'm absolutely innocent."
Hsieh Hyun-chen folded the jade hairpin that was full of stories into sections and casually threw it on the ground. Only then did he feel that it was much more pleasing to the eye. After Hsieh Hyun-chen disposed of the item, he asked, "Tell me, what happened between you and him?"
Mu Mingtang sighed in relief. It was fine as long as she was allowed to explain before the execution. She immediately told him how she was adopted by the Jiang family, how she replaced Jiang Mingwei to accept the engagement with Xie Xuanji, and how she was sent to the Prince of Qiyang's mansion after Jiang Mingwei returned. She told him everything in detail.
Hsieh Hyun-chen listened for a while before he finally understood the relationship between these people. He nodded and said thoughtfully, "In other words, Jiang Mingwei and Xie Xuanji were engaged, but Jiang Mingwei ran away and the Jiang family sent you to replace him. But then Jiang Mingwei came back and the Jiang family had no place to put you, so they sent you to the Prince of Qiyang's mansion. "
"… That's true." Mu Mingtang muttered, "But there's no need to say that about yourself, right? I always feel that Your Highness is scolding both yourself and me. "
Hsieh Hyun-chen sneered and said disdainfully, "I know very well what the father and son are capable of. That's right, who is the Jiang family? "
Mu Mingtang was stunned. She paused for a while and then suddenly burst out laughing. After she accidentally laughed, she quickly covered her mouth, but she still couldn't help it and laughed until her shoulders shook.
Mu Mingtang had scolded the Jiang family so many times over the past few days, but none of them could compare to Hsieh Hyun-chen's harsh words. Jiang Honghao would do anything to climb up the social ladder, but in Hsieh Hyun-chen's eyes, even this family name was not worth mentioning.
This was the greatest blow to the enemy. Hsieh Hyun-chen did not quite understand why Mu Mingtang was smiling, but this woman was more pleasing to the eye than he had imagined. Since he had woken up, Hsieh Hyun-chen felt that she was not bad and had no intention of killing her for the time being. Therefore, Mu Mingtang laughed. Although Hsieh Hyun-chen did not understand why, he patiently waited for her to finish laughing.
Finally, Mu Mingtang finished laughing. Wiping his tears, he said, "The Jiang Residence is the residence of the Third Department's Deputy Envoy, Jiang Honghao. He might be the Head Envoy now."
Hsieh Hyun-chen immediately understood. "Because he sent you here?"
Mu Mingtang did not dare to speak and only nodded slightly. How could Hsieh Hyun-chen not understand? He had grown up in these kinds of lawsuits and schemes, so he understood the Emperor's subtle thoughts better than anyone else.
Hsieh Hyun-chen smiled faintly and said, "It seems that they really think that I won't live for long and are already preparing for my funeral."
Hearing him say this, Mu Mingtang felt inexplicably sad. She said in a low voice, "Don't say that. You will definitely live to a ripe old age. "
Hsieh Hyun-chen sneered and said, "I know my own body better than you. I don't have long to live anyway, so what's the point of saying all these empty words? How old are you this year? I'm afraid you haven't even seen the outside world. How would you know what life and death means? "
"I know." Ever since Hsieh Hyun-chen woke up, Mu Mingtang had always been obedient. However, at this moment, she suddenly became stubborn. "Of course I know what life and death means. Although I was adopted by Madam Jiang in Chenliu, I am not from Yingtian Prefecture. Originally, I was from Xiangyang. "
Xiangyang? Hsieh Hyun-chen was surprised and also turned to look at her. Mu Mingtang pursed her lips and said, "Xiangyang was conquered by the Jie people in the third year of Hongjia. My parents also died in the chaos of war. Later, I followed the fleeing army and went all the way north to Chenliu. I am a nameless soldier and naturally cannot compare to Your Highness's understanding of war. However, I am not an innocent and naive young lady who was raised in a boudoir. That year, someone told me that living is not easy, but dying is too easy. Thus, I struggled all the way to Yingtian and survived. That person is my benefactor. Now, I want to pass these words on to Your Highness. "
"Since you are not afraid of death, why don't you have the courage to live?"
In the third year of Hongjia, Xiangyang. Hsieh Hyun-chen immediately realized what had happened that year. When he entered Xiangyang, half of the city had already been destroyed. It was a scene of devastation that he could not bear to look at. She was actually from Xiangyang.
When he was in a coma, he vaguely heard Mu Mingtang say something like "benefactor". At that time, he thought it was just a formality.
Hsieh Hyun-chen was silent for a long time before asking, "Have we met before?"
Mu Mingtang was crying so hard that she could not make a sound. She could only nod her head vigorously. Hsieh Hyun-chen relaxed his body and leaned against the soft pillow that made him feel very feminine. After thinking for a long time, he finally found a similar vague figure in the depths of his memory.
At that time, she was so young. When she fell on the ground, she was so scared that she could not move. She was so weak that Hsieh Hyun-chen felt that she would not be able to survive if she left this street. He did not expect that such a weak little girl would be able to walk out of the city and survive among the refugees. She relied on her own two feet to reach Yingtian.
He also did not expect that the little girl that he casually saved would be the person who accompanied him on his last journey. He grew up in the military camp. Later on, he dared to chase after the army with only a knife and a horse. Countless people died by his hands. There were also many people like Mu Mingtang who he casually saved.
It was just a casual remark, but she had remembered it for many years. Today, she gave it back to him in the same way.
Hsieh Hyun-chen sighed. For the first time, he felt that there were still people in this world who remembered him and hoped that he would live. Only a few years had passed since he went on expeditions and fought with iron horses and golden spears. However, it seemed to be very far away from him.
Hsieh Hyun-chen rarely reminisced about the past. For a long time, he did not speak. After a while, he smiled lightly and said, "It was not easy for you to live until now. When I die, I will leave a message for them to let you remarry." Hsieh Hyun-chen paused and changed his words, "Forget it. That father and son are hypocrites. I don't trust them. When the time comes, I will contact my former subordinates and secretly send you away. "
Mu Mingtang's heart turned cold when she heard about remarrying. "Are you making arrangements for your funeral?"
Hsieh Hyun-chen laughed indifferently, "Of course. People in the army do not care about life and death. I won't live to see next year anyway. "
"Next year hasn't come yet. How do you know that you won't live to see next year?" Mu Mingtang did not give up and said, "When I was on the run, there were many times when I felt that I wouldn't live. In the end, didn't I still make it? As long as you want to live, you will always have a chance. "
"How old are you? You dare to lecture me?" Hsieh Hyun-chen raised his eyebrows. The mole under his eye moved slightly. His eyes were full of ridicule.
Mu Mingtang bit her lip and said, "When I first found out that I was going to marry, I didn't know that you were the Marquis of Wu 'an. I only thought that I had been sold, so I pointed at Jiang Honghao's nose and called him a dog official. Later, I even cheated Madame Jiang of a large sum of dowry. Oh right, Xie Xuanji was also there that day. I got carried away and scolded him as well. "
Hsieh Hyun-chen raised his eyebrows in surprise. He thought that he was already very good at courting death. He did not expect that there would be new talents in every generation. Mu Mingtang was even more daring than him.
"So …" Mu Mingtang's eyes were filled with tears. She looked pitifully at Hsieh Hyun-chen, "Your Highness, you must live on. If you die, what will happen to me? The Jiang family will definitely punish me. "
Hsieh Hyun-chen was speechless for a long time. Finally, he stiffly threw a handkerchief in front of Mu Mingtang, "Don't cry. Wipe your tears. If you cry again, I will kill you. "
Mu Mingtang made an 'en' sound. She picked up the handkerchief and wiped her tears. Then, she slowly stopped crying. After she woke up, she realized that she had been crying in front of Hsieh Hyun-chen for a long time. She felt embarrassed and embarrassed. She stood up and looked outside, "Why hasn't the imperial physician come yet?"
"Imperial physician?" Hsieh Hyun-chen laughed. He leaned back and lightly said, "They won't come."
"But, when Prince Jin left, he clearly said …"
"You also said that he left from here. Does he dare to say what he came to Jade Qilin Hall for? "
Mu Mingtang was speechless. Thinking about it, she felt that it was reasonable. Hsieh Hyun-chen seemed to be very indifferent to his own life. He leaned against the bed frame and half-closed his eyes: "Today's matter, only you and I know. The emperor and the imperial physician will not know that I woke up. But this is also good. I can live a peaceful life for a few days. Otherwise, when those old bastards appear, I want to wring their necks. "
Mu Mingtang thought of Hsieh Hyun-chen's extraordinary strength and silently shivered. When he said to wring their necks, he might really mean to literally wring their necks.
At first, Mu Mingtang thought that the guards outside were cowards and made a fuss. Prince Qiyang was not an evil spirit. How could he be so scary? Now that she thought about it, Prince Qiyang was indeed not an evil spirit. How could an evil spirit be as scary as him?
Mu Mingtang saw that he closed his eyes and was exhausted. She gently helped him lie down, quietly put down the bed curtain and went out. Mu Mingtang took two steps and looked back at Hsieh Hyun-chen. Through the bed curtain, his side profile was blurred, making him look more holy and innocent.
But such a person had extraordinary lethality.
No wonder he was invincible after he joined the army and was known as the walking war banner. No wonder after he became insane, the imperial court acted as if they were facing a great enemy. They not only sent so many soldiers to guard him, but also custom-made heavy black iron chains to restrict his movements.
Mu Mingtang sighed and quietly went out.
She didn't know how long Hsieh Hyun-chen could stay awake this time. But according to Mu Mingtang's brief and subjective judgment, she felt that Hsieh Hyun-chen was not as indiscriminate as the rumors said. He was also not completely controlled by killing intent and lost his mind as a human.
Perhaps, there was a hidden reason why he slaughtered his own people back then.
But no matter what, Mu Mingtang and Hsieh Hyun-chen were in the same boat. The emperor wanted him to die, Xie Xuanji wanted him to die, and even the soldiers guarding outside wanted him to die. Only Mu Mingtang wanted him to live for a long time. Based on this point alone, Mu Mingtang would do her best to help him recover as soon as possible.
The most important thing now was to nourish his body. At the very least, he should have the strength to sit up. Secondly, she had to remove the black iron chains so that he could move freely.
For a proud person like Xie Xuanchen, he would rather die than wear such a pair of chains to live an ignoble life.
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After Hsieh Hyun-chen woke up, there was another good thing, and that was that he could eat.
At night, Mu Mingtang tried to wake him up and actually succeeded. Mu Mingtang was overjoyed. She immediately took her dishes and fed them to Hsieh Hyun-chen.
When she ordered the menu yesterday, she didn't expect Hsieh Hyun-chen to wake up, so today's dishes weren't very suitable for a sick person. But to be able to eat fresh vegetables was better than to drink liquid food. Mu Mingtang said while feeding Hsieh Hyun-chen, "Your Highness, although the Prince's Mansion is yours, right now, you are indeed relying on my food to eat. Fortunately, I deliberately pretended to eat a lot a few days ago. Now that there is a lot less food, people won't find it strange. "
Hsieh Hyun-chen didn't say anything. Mu Mingtang continued, "Speaking of which, I still have to think of a way to bribe the guards tomorrow. Fortunately, I brought a generous dowry to support you. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to withstand such a sale. "
The veins on Hsieh Hyun-chen's forehead throbbed. He raised his head and coldly glanced at her, "Shut up."
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